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Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
July 26, 2007.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB),
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Rural Housing Service
Title: Notice of Funds Availability
(NOFA) Inviting Applications for the
Rural Community Development
Initiative.
OMB Control Number: 0575–0180.
Summary of Collection: Congress
created the Rural Community
Development Initiative (RCDI) in fiscal
year 2000 and funds was appropriated
under the Rural Community
Advancement Program. The intent of
the RCDI grant program is to develop
the capacity and ability of rural area
recipients to undertake projects through
a program of financial and technical
assistance provided by qualified
intermediary organizations.
Intermediaries are required to provide
matching funds in an amount equal to
the RCDI grant. Eligible recipients are
private, nonprofit community-based
housing and community development
organizations and low-income rural
communities.
Need and Use of the Information:
RHS will collect information to
determine applicant/grantee eligibility,
project feasibility, and to ensure that
grantees operate on a sound basis and
use grant funds for authorized purposes.
Failure to collect this information could
result in improper use of Federal funds.
Description of Respondents: Not-for
profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,055.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Quarterly;
Annually; Third party disclosure.
Total burden hours: 3,408.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Request for Approval of a New
Information Collection; Request for
Producer Service Center Information
Management System (SCIMS) Record
Change
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
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Vol. 72, No. 147
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Notice and request for
ACTION:
comments.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intent of the Farm
Service Agency (FSA) to request
approval for the information collection
to be used in support of documenting
critical producer data changes (customer
name, current mailing address and tax
identification number) in SCIMS. The
collection of critical producer data will
be used to update existing producer
record data and document when and
who initiates and changes the record in
SCIMS.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before October 1, 2007 to
be assured consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Sienkiewicz, Program Specialist,
USDA, Farm Service Agency,
Production, Emergencies, and
Compliance Division, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0517,
Washington, DC 20250–0517;
Telephone (202) 720–8959; Electronic
mail: mike.sienkiewicz@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Request for Producer Service
Center Information Management System
(SCIMS) Record Change.
OMB Control Number: 0560–NEW.
Type of Request: Approval of a New
Information Collection.
Abstract: The information collection
is necessary to effectively monitor
critical producer data changes made in
the SCIMS database. The necessity to
monitor critical producer data changes
in the SCIMS database is a direct result
of the OMB Circular A–123
Remediation/Corrective Action Plan for
County Office Operations. The FSA A–
123 team was established and reviewed
and documented key controls related to
all material accounts. Included in this
analysis was a review of the SCIMS
database.
Estimate of Annual Respondent
Burden: Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
average .17 hours per response.
Respondents: FSA, NRCS, and RD
customers currently residing in SCIMS
database.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
45,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondents: 1.15.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 8,798.
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